Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. If you’re like me and didn’t watch the Super Bowl – not even for the commercials – you probably still heard about Beyoncé’s halftime performance. If not, hopefully you saw her surprise new music video, “Formation.” As per usual, the video and performance garnered two kinds of responses: the “Slay, Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. I don’t usually get too heated about politics, but I’ve got a beef with Gov. Matt Bevin. Here’s why: Bevin gave his first budget proposal last Tuesday, stirring up quite a conversation on education in the commonwealth. While he didn’t touch K-12 public schools, he proposed 9 percent cuts Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. Of all the pseudo-meaningful phrases that get tossed around from Christmas until Valentine’s Day, “New year, new me” is my favorite. It’s short, sweet and usually false. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just as guilty of empty New Year’s promises. While never successful, my resolutions are usually the Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. In “Oration on the Dignity of Man,” (c. 1486) Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola makes an argument for man being the most wonderful creation, ultimately because of our ability to make choices. He states, “Considering that we are born with this condition, that is, that we can become whatever we Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. Before you cringe, know this is not a column about greasy-haired John Mayer’s song “Say,” in which he sings the line “say what you need to say” more than 30 times in mere minutes. (Sorry, John Mayer fans – he’s just not my cup of tea.) This is about speech, Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. Growing up, your mother may have told you to “watch your mouth,” scolding you for saying something inappropriate. I’ll bet, though, that no one ever told you to watch your ear. Logically, to watch your ear is to pay close attention to not only what you hear, but what you Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. Midterms: everything is made up and the points don’t matter. If I were to approach a random student in the Quad and say, “The lowest points of my life have been during fall midterms,” they probably wouldn’t doubt me. I can’t be the only one who dreads early October in Read More